North End is a nondescript building a few miles north of downtown Hudson on Darrow Rd. When you first enter you notice the coolers of exotic beers and the bar. When you continue on into the restaurant you walk into a wine haven. Shelves of wine lines the walls and a wine bar is in the middle of the room. The rest of the room is filled with intimate tables to eat and enjoy wine.
I got the short rib with gnocchi and brussel spouts. The red sauce was a wine reduction. It was delicious. The meat was tender and moist, the gnocchi were pan fried and salty, and the sprouts were tender and fresh. Higher quality than I expected at a wine bar with a good beer selection. TBG got the kobe, salami, bologna and cheese burger. He liked it a lot, said it was a great combination of meats. It doesn't look like much in the picture, but the coleslaw was good too, very fresh tasting. The fries were parmesan garlic, tasty! What we really went there for was the wine, so when everyone else that was meeting us there arrived we got wine! TBG and the other guys got beer, but us girls got wine. Then the table turned into a middle school dance with the guys talking about sports and beer on one side and the girls talking about clothes and wine on the other.
Later in the night we had to get something else to eat. We got the fondue. It had strawberries, marshmallow, and pound cake. Perfect for a wine night! The price of the food was reasonable because the quality was so good. The wine was a little overpriced, but the retail bottles seem average priced. The retail selection was good. The beer in the bottles was reasonably priced, the selection was great. The draft beers were a little pricey, but high quality.
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